I won’t be attending the event because the last time I took up a
needle was to unskillfully sew on a button … in 1998.

I admire people who sew, like my late mother-in-law, who made
clothing for the entire family. Demianiw, an avid quilter, and
other members of the Port Orchard West Sound Quilt League
apparently are of that ilk, and they’re sewing for a worthy cause.
The magazine’s goal is that “sewers ( pronounced so-ers and not to
be confused with waste disposal-type sewers) around the world will
donate pillowcases hand made with love to their local charities
totaling 1 million by January 2011.”

Numbers of donated pillowcases are reported to the official Web
site allpeolequilt.com (all people but people like me, whose
then-fiance once laughed out loud at a shirt I made for him, trying
to follow in his mother’s footsteps). So far, they’ve logged 35,296
pillowcases.

“I couldn’t resist joining the challenge,” Damianiw said.

Better her than me. But you go girl!

“We are well on our way with no projected end date in mind. In
fact, the project has taken on a life of its own with individuals
contacting me to suggest the possibility of involving local high
school students or quilters at Mission Creek Women’s Prison,” she
said.

The group so far has completed 76 pillowcases and has assembled
pillowcase kits ready for the making. They’ll use an assembly line
process to step up production. The plan is to donate the
pillowcases to a local woman’s shelter.

They are collecting pillows to go with the pillowcases, and are
looking for other sewing groups to get involved. The Heirloom Quilt
Shop in Poulsbo is a drop-off point for pillowcases.

If you want to join this serge of manic pillow-case crafting,
show up at the event or call Pacific Fabrics at (360)
479-4214.